Waiting for service on the internet: Defining the phenomenon and identifying the situations

Internet Research

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 220-240

  Ryan, Gerard ^a   Valverde, Mireia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

Author keywords

Consumer behaviour; Internet; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

EID: 17744400506     PISSN: 10662243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/10662240510590379     Document Type: Article

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